Labour movement history in Britain shows workers secured reforms through collective pressure and political representation, rather than being gifted from above, writes KEITH FLETT
THIS week retail overtook all other sectors of the economy for job losses. It is time that the government decided whether it was going to intervene to save our high streets or let them go to the wall.
It is time for the government to act before it is too late. What the retail sector needs now is a tripartite approach from the government, unions and employers. They all need to work together to develop a much-needed retail recovery plan.
We have long called for an industrial strategy for retail to help a sector that was already struggling before the coronavirus emergency. Now the situation is much worse.
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street


